Tenpin game.



A. FBRLAND.

TENPIN GAME.

APPLICATION FILED JANIs, 1013.

1,064,063. I Patented June 10,1913.

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vun 'firten ALBERT FERLAIID, OF LAJVRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS TENPIN GAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

latentedtlnne 10, 1913.

Application filed January 3, 1913. Serial No. 739,981.

5 of lltlassaehusetts,.have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin 'lenpin Gaines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention trelates to devices for playingv ten 'pins or' howling.

.It is especially useful in connection with miniature bowling alleys butmay be used il desired on full sized alleys.

It is of the type wherein the pins whivh are Struck by the ball or byother pins are llftedinto the air out ol the way and in which all thepins which have been displaced can be reset collectivel y after eachplayer-"s turn.

My present invention comprises iinproved means for removing the pins andimproved means for resetting' them.

Some of its purposes are to provide nieehanism' whereby when a pin isdisplaced. by the ball or by another pin, it will he lifted slowly ifdesired so that it may have a chance to swing and strike other pinsinstead of being suddenly jerked out of the Avay. At the saine time bymy construction I can so adjust the 'parts that. the pins (will bejerked out. of the way very quickly if desired.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation with the side removed andseine parts in section Fig. 2 is a plan View with-the top removed. Fig'.8 is a side elevation of a `miniature alley from the side, and Fig. Ll`from the front. Fie'. 5 is a detail oft'he pin lifting action. Fie'. (lis a View lfrom the front on line .li-Y ol.' llig. l with the lside inplace. Eig. 'l' is a detail view Afrom the front of lthe tail locking,|`means. Fig. 8 is a view from'lhe top of one of the locking' bars.

The body of the alley which as shown may consist of a substantiallyrectangular box 1 which may have an opening covered with glass ornettingr 2. At the Vback I prefer to have a superstructure or box'Bwhich I will call the pin house because it contains the ten pins and`the mechanism imrnediately l' connected with them. The alley 1f of therminiature type may be suitably supportedv upon proper standards 7 3'and 4. f

prefer to have ,gratingsI oieach side of ,pijajjiojiseA 3 through `whichand through as shown in Figs.

plurality ol' lifting rods 4eounterlmlance the grating r2, the mechanismcan be seen. I prefer to have the top 5 otE the pin house hinged so asto reach the inside readily. It may be locked by a hasp and padloek (lif desired. '.l`he nlain floor t) upon which the balls are rol lcd mayincline upward toward the back. At the rear wall ol the pin house 1spreferably a suitable bark stop or buffer l0. Ihe back ol lloor il maybe ol wedge or diamond shape and below bull'er 10 l prefer to have atloor 1t which inclines downward to the right and left' and joins ateach side an inclined. runway 12 by means of which the balls arereturned to the player`s position.

AMy invention relates especially to the pin raisingr and resettingmeans. llaeh ten pin 2l of the body of ten pins is carried by a pinhanger to which is preferably a flat nietallie strip each otE which atthe forward edge has n looking.; notch 23. The notches ot' all these pinhangers are substantially on a level' when the pins are depressed andare adapted to engage one ol the locking bars 22 as shown.

Near the rear ot` the pin house is a fixed `transverse shaft 30 whichextends across the pin house and may be supported by the walls thereot.Upon this are pivotally mounted a or springs 3l. rlhese lifting rods areol. varying' lengths (wirresponding to the distance. of the different`plus troni shaft llt), each is eoiled around the shalt loosely and earhhas near its front end a loop l2 which passes through a suit;- able holein a pin hanger ttl thus supporting it. A guide lneinber ll extendsbeyond thtl pin hanger between one ot. the U shaped guides lt0 which areattached respectively to and rise above the locking' bars 22. .lherebyside swayingi of any o l` the rods 3l is pre vented ited. lEach rod 3lis bent in the form of a coiled spring at l-t around the shaft 30 andextends backward therefrom at its back end in the form of a tail 35.

On each tail 35,11' place a slidable weight ft2 which is pierced so asto slide thereon. Each weight is provided with a Set screw `+13 wherebyit. can be adjusted in any position upon the tail 35. It is manifestthat; the weight 42 may be ot such weight that it will pin .Q1 and theother parte in front of shaft 30.

0n a. well known physical principle, the weight 42 may he slid back and'forth until and their upward nioveuunt is linly ,hommes ,strilio undparos no called to nnnle more rwniily, if it is desired. however, oobtain z1- qnicl; :wioii oilthe pins, the mil locking' member 50 may benSed. ThiS inon'ihor coniprises o. cross bur 50 which extends ont'overl'he enfls o1 lhe tails 35, and sliclzihle slotted Hide members; 5l, theslots in 'which pass over holts g upon which iro thumb nuts 53. 'f itis; desired to nso a. spring action insiemi oi? a weight or gravityzwion, har 50 is forced down against the tails 3.3 as shown h5' rhocloiiofl lines in Fig. l and when thej,v are sniicinl'ly fileprssed,thumb jnno 53 are fighiened thus locking' them in poriiion. in his Ymjf,lh@ n'oighf l2 nro rendermi use loss :and l'he spring noi'ion of eachiuil 235, coil ZH and :irin 3l :1ro brought into play.

ln ordm.' to Set the pins Colloctii'oly, i use :1 soiling har (30 whichby means of side :i1-ins (3l piroad on @zich Side of pin nox 3. By meansof :in arm connected with :i soiling rod G', and :i hund lover (Sil, zithe front cnil of lha alloy', soll'ing" bur (30 muy ho @repressed :ISShown hy iho dolivd lin-0s in Fig'. l. lhorohy (impressing :ill of l'herods 3l with tho pin linngrrx lf3 fand pins 2l nnil the novhcs ong'nggoihn louliing lmrn Q2.

The lorliing hars f :ist shown in Fig. S :iro pi'oiiorzhly provided withnolvhest 34 lhrongh w iifi paws: hulls on which nro nuls 2i? or'lx ilognoi'wrly Qngngo notchvs Tho i rhiim as nl): invention :incl hash-0 locow-V hy Lelio-1x@ Parent, is:

l. in :i gaine nppmnhls, 'the' oomhinnlion oi :L ixoffi Shui'il u.plnrnlily of lifl'ing rmly of aniif ig lengths pirotoejl thereon can-hhm.'- ing n. unil :it its hook ond and n loop nl' il# Front ond, :nifl\vvi`l1lz-\l :nijmlnhlo on nhl (nils, n'ilh pin hungvrs supported hv.k-niil loophonch haring; :i nolrh, pim carried hy Suid lmngors, andlurking hors in oporzilivo rvlzition willi Hohl non-hos. hnjvlher withinimm- 'lm' {lool-owing ihn lil'iiii rods rollovliyrlf/ nnlil iho nolnsrngngfc (he looking hnrbt :is (low il o l.

i2. in n. Imam appui-mins, lha coinhiimi'ion olf n lixml :#hil'l', nplni'nlily ol" lil'ling; wils:

i each having" o, mii it ils o lifting rods, low i i herohy the hars muyho :nljnrsied hack :nid

of varying ienghs ooihfz.

oronhc'l s t @nd anni i nt und and i guido znijrisnbhi on sah... emolharing notch sur 't carried hy smid ha;

naar iis ir n'iirgh" hang; Sun?. loops, locflilng nornrs locking' harsfor pressing; the li ing l the nol'choff: engage tho loolnz g harsscribed.

In ai. Tame apparato he oomhhniiion of ii 51166,; shift7 a plnrainy voflii ing rof of wir ing; loiighs coiled around said each having; :i -ailat ils hack end and a, ioop nem. its from', @ncl and a gnii'le member,und wrights odjnasihie on said hlils will; pin hangers; @lich having; anotch @ppm-iso. by "/.i sind loops, pins carriml ov said innig". lorkingbars in opfriitive relation with oni notches, and U shaped guides zilicnv *so -:ho looking heirs. the gnirh member? of ith@ li'ling rods,together with mehr@ .ior gie- Si? pro. ing the lifting ronscollel'ilivfely com prising u setting bar corrieri by pivoh 5i siii@:mns having nii arm connor/fed Wih :i sciring rod :ind :i hand loro' :isdescrihefl.

'n n grime appnfntns, the combination 8%- o'l :1 fixed shaft, aplurality of lifting; rods of varying lengths coiled aronh mini simil;mmh having :i mil at its hach: and :ind al, loop near its front ond :md:i guide member, zml?. n'ogjhts mljnsinhlo on Suid tails, willi pin .Nilinngors ouch having a. notch snppored hy Suid loops, pins carried hysaid hangor, lwkinggj hars in opomivo raln'ion with sfiiil notchem :niflU shaped guida; attached to lhoiocling hars for 'ho gnin members of 9:3tho lifting rods, iog'vlhez wvih menos 'for du:- prvssing the liftingroi'h: collocl'ively com mining n Honing our carried hy pivol'd side armhaving un infin conneolrcl with a Setingf rml nml :i lmnflicvor. mol :1'tail locking 10i) nwinlwr voniprising sliiiahle sloied side nrmnlmrs. ncrows; har cnrrieil i'horohy above llnl unil@ oie the, i .ils :unladjusting holl's and nine. l'mlli/e dillo nnnn'hrrf. f

